Newt Gingrich, wife to help Roberts kick off campaign

Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife, Calista Gingrich, will attend the grand opening of the Roberts for Senate office Nov. 8 in Overland Park.

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Dodge City, is running for re-election in 2014. Milton Wolf, a Leawood radiologist, also is running in the GOP Senate primary.

"I am honored and excited to have the support of Speaker Gingrich," Roberts said in a news release. "Speaker Gingrich is one of the strongest voices within the Republican Party and has been a champion of conservative ideals for decades."

The event will run from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 8. The campaign office is located at Johnson County Republican headquarters.